Hatcher Pass 50 Mile, Marathon and Relay

The Hatcher Pass Marathon and Relay is a mountainous run starting in Willow, Alaska. The route follows Hatcher Pass Rd all the way over the summit, and finishes at Independence Mine Parking Area.

The course has a total elevation gain of 4,943ft, the last mile includes a steep downhill, and then one last uphill push to the finish line. Approximately 20 miles is on gravel road, the rest on pavement (at the beginning of the course). This is not a certified marathon course.

Hatcher Pass 50 Mile! This course will start at Hatcher Pass Lodge (the official finish) and run down to the marathon start in Willow before turning around and running the course back up to the finish. If you're good at math, you will know this is not an exact 50 mile course, it's really back to back marathons for a total of roughly 54 miles. Relay teams will also be allowed to register for and run the 50, with the same exchange points and each runner running two legs of the race; one down, one up.

START TIMES:

Hatcher Pass 50/Relay: 5:00am start at Hatcher Pass Lodge. 6.5 hour cutoff to the marathon start (11:30am), 15 hour cutoff to the finish. (8:00pm)

Hatcher Pass Marathon/Relay: 9:00am start at N. Shirley Towne Dr, Willow. 9 hour cutoff time to the finish. (6:00pm) 

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